R&D Engineering, Staff Engineer

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Web Development

In short

Synopsys seeks a Staff-level web engineer to lead design, development, and maintenance of enterprise web applications. This role involves driving full-stack architecture, setting technical direction, and mentoring engineers, with a focus on AI-enabled capabilities and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

Lead design, development, deployment, and maintenance of enterprise web applications and services.
Drive full-stack architecture (front-end, back-end, databases, cloud) for scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability.
Set and evolve platform patterns and best practices using the PANN technology stack.
Partner with cybersecurity, engineering, product, and business teams to define strategy and deliver solutions.
Own complex workflow design and deliver intuitive user experiences.
Design and optimize relational and non-relational data architectures.
Lead development of AI-enabled capabilities.
Architect integrations across business systems and AI services.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend practical solutions.
Establish and improve monitoring, alerting, incident response practices.
Mentor engineers, review designs and code for quality and security.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Typically 8+ years building and owning production enterprise web applications.
Deep experience with the PANN technology stack (PostgreSQL, Angular, NestJS, Node.js) and modern web development frameworks.
Proven ability to design and evolve microservices architectures.
Strong experience using Prisma for data modeling, database access, and schema migrations.
Expert knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, REST APIs, and modern application architecture patterns.
Strong experience designing, developing, and optimizing relational and non-relational databases; hands-on PostgreSQL administration and performance tuning.
Experience containerizing and operating services with Docker and/or Kubernetes.
Experience deploying and managing web servers, load balancers, and reverse proxies (Nginx/Apache).
Experience with cloud-based application development and deployment.
Strong experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
Practical, production-oriented experience with AI technologies (LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, knowledge extraction, automation workflows).
Strong understanding of SDLC best practices, testing strategies, secure coding principles, and threat modeling.
Experience integrating multiple systems through APIs, eventing, and data services.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to influence without authority and align cross-functional stakeholders.

Desired Qualifications

Self-directed, highly accountable, and comfortable driving initiatives independently.
Strategic thinker who still enjoys hands-on implementation.
Strong problem solver who can operate in ambiguity.
Customer-focused with a strong UX mindset and attention to workflow design.
Collaborative and effective across functions.
A mentor and technical leader.
Results-oriented, focused on measurable business value and sustainable engineering practices.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and healthcare plans.
ETO and FTO Programs for time away.
Maternity and paternity leave, parenting resources, adoption and surrogacy assistance.
ESPP (Purchase Synopsys common stock at a 15% discount).
Retirement Plans.
Competitive salaries.

Skills

PostgreSQLAngularNestJSNode.jsPrismaJavaScriptTypeScriptHTMLCSSREST APIsDockerKubernetesNginxApacheCI/CDLLMsRAG

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About Synopsys Inc

Smart, Secure Everything—From Silicon to Software Synopsys technology is at the heart of innovations that are changing the way we live and work. The Internet of Things. Autonomous cars. Wearables. Smart medical devices. Secure financial services. Machine learning and computer vision. These breakthroughs are ushering in the era of Smart, Secure Everything―where devices are getting smarter, everything’s connected, and everything must be secure. Powering this new era of technology are advanced silicon chips, which are made even smarter by the remarkable software that drives them. Synopsys is at…

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